3.5 starsI first heard of Michelle Cooper's A Brief History of Montmaray a few weeks ago, when it was compared to Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle, which I adore. So of course I had to find this.A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1)And in some ways, there are a lot of paral...
Exceptional! Michelle Cooper manages to keep the momentum in the sequel and magnificently furthers the plot as the time period rapidly approaches WWII. There are so many fine storylines that end up becoming a silken spiderweb reaching every character in the series. Near the end of the novel, ther...
Aunt Charlotte arrived unexpectedly from Milford and found Daniel having tea with us at Montmaray House. It was all perfectly respectable—Simon and Toby were both there—but one would think she’d caught Veronica in bed with Daniel, the way our aunt carried on. Of course, Veronica didn’t go out of ...
But I was struck by the terrifying thought that someone might read it, so I tore out the pages. I was on the verge of ripping the paper up and setting fire to the scraps – and then I stopped and considered. I don’t regret what happened. It’s true that I’m unlikely to confide in Veronica about it ...